Necho I

Necho I
Horus statuette bearing the cartouches of Necho I. London, Petrie Museum.[1]
Horus statuette bearing the cartouches of Necho I. London, Petrie Museum.[1]
Pharaoh
Reign672–664 BCE
PredecessorNekauba or Tefnakht II[2]
SuccessorPsamtik I
Royal titulary
Prenomen  (Praenomen)
Menkheperre
Mn-ḫpr-Rˁ [3]
Enduring is the apparition of Ra
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Nomen
Nekau[1]
N-kꜣ-w (𓈖𓂓𓅱) [3]
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ConsortIstemabet[4]
ChildrenPsamtik I, possibly Ta-khered-en-ta-ihet-[weret] and Meresamun
FatherTefnakht II[5]
Died664 BCE
Dynasty26th Dynasty

Menkheperre Necho I (Egyptian: Nekau,[1] Greek: Νεχώς Α' or Νεχώ Α', Akkadian: Nikuu[6] or Nikû[7]) (? – 664 BCE near Memphis) was a ruler of the ancient Egyptian city of Sais. He was the first securely attested local Saite king of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt who reigned for 8 years (672–664 BCE) according to Manetho's Aegyptiaca. Egypt was reunified by his son Psamtik I.

  1. ^ a b c "Nekau I". Digital Egypt for Universities. University College London. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RyholtJea was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b von Beckerath (1999), pp. 212–213
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Settipani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RyholtGot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Lloyd (2001), pp. 504–505
  7. ^ Ryholt (2004), p. 486